Nigeria have been drawn in a \u2018group of death\u2019 for the Russia 2018 World Cup according to former England striker and draw host Gary Lineker, who revealed that Thursday\u2019s practice run pitted the Super Eagles against Argentina, France and Mexico.<\/p>\n
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The Super Eagles qualified for next summer\u2019s finals in Russia with a game to spare and undefeated in a group that had Algeria,Cameroun and Zambia, but are in pot four due to an unfavourable FIFA ranking as 32 teams wait to learn their fate in the draw on December 1.<\/p>\n
Former Tottenham and Barcelona star Lineker, who won the Golden Boot at the 1986 World Cup where England were knocked out by Diego Maradona\u2019s Argentina, will conduct the draw in Moscow with Russian sports journalist Maria Komandnaya and seven superstar \u2018assistants including Maradona and Brazil\u2019s Cafu.<\/p>\n
Lineker revealed on Thursday that a dry run of the draw saw Gernot Rohr\u2019s men drawn alongside Argentina for the fifth time in Nigeria\u2019s six world cup appearances, France who knocked Nigeria out at the round of 16 three years ago in Brazil and Mexico who has never played against the Super Eagles at the World Cup.
\nLineker also revealed that England have been drawn in Group B alongside Roberto Martinez\u2019s high-flying Belgium (pot 1), Senegal (pot 3) and Japan (pot 4).<\/p>\n
The 56-year-old wrote on Twitter: \u201cJust had my first production and logistics meeting for next week\u2019s @FIFAWorldCup draw. Had a quick run through (it\u2019s complicated) and England ended up in Group B with Belgium, Senegal and Japan.\u201d
\nWhile England managed to avoid any previous World Cup winners in the practice draw, Lineker also revealed that Mexico were pitted in a \u201cgroup of death\u201d against Argentina, France and Nigeria.<\/p>\n
Lineker\u2019s scenario for Nigeria is impossible though as both Argentina, who the Super Eagles defeated 4-2 in a recent friendly, and France are both in Pot 1 and two teams from the same pot cannot be drawn against each other.<\/p>\n
The draw will take place on December 1 in the Russian capital of Moscow at the State Kremlin Palace.<\/p>\n
The final World Cup 2018 groups draw<\/a> eventually saw Nigeria in Group D<\/strong>, together with Argentina, Iceland and Croatia. Click to see the full World Cup 2018 groups and schedules<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n
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